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Title: Skaven Battle Line
Pixel Artist: buloght  (Level 7 Sheriff :: 9877 points)
Posted: 7/7/2006 6:03:20 PM
Palette: 12 colors
Statistics: 137 comments :: 279 favorites :: 0 avatars

Mouse-drawn and -pixelled.

The lineart took a long time and so did the texturing, everything on and off over the last 3 weeks, I've been working on it very hard in the last couple of days. Well it took a long time summoning the army, getting the troops together, you can imagine.

Reference: I was paging through a book of Adrian Smith's warhammer drawings when I saw a pic called the 'Skaven Battle Line - Warhammer Armies 2001'. I thought it would look cool in pixel art, so I tried to make the same battle line, but in a different more cartoony style. Notice the oversized heads and giant upper bodies. Also I changed a lot of the details since my proportions made some stuff different. A lot had to be improvised and changed. The image was in greyscale and for the duration of this piece the book was on my lap for reference :).

Inspiration: The B.O.B.'s war picture titled 'the Massacre'. And Big Brother since and I am inspired by his work and games, he also informed me about the existence of pixel joint.

Colours: 12


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KwIjL (Level 1 Intern) at 4/14/2008 5:19:54 AM
Wow those colours, those figures, amazing background! I love it! :3

Taikon (Level 3 Stalker) at 4/2/2008 10:43:36 AM
It's so dirty and evil! Beautiful!

ruhtrA (Level 3 Stalker) at 3/22/2008 7:17:48 PM
Holy wow, dude.

linkdu83 (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/14/2008 4:37:56 PM
Yeah, good job !

Sir Biggus (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/12/2008 3:57:03 AM
my god! amazing, the conceptual idea is even great

Shrub (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/4/2008 11:46:34 AM
So many details, and I love the dark colours.
The weapons look battle-worn and scratched, the armour dirty and ragged in places.
I think I will take a look at some Warhammer.

Script (Level 1 Thug) at 1/13/2008 4:50:16 AM
faved and 5. This is just amazing. You rock!

RafaelHenrique15 (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/28/2007 8:44:36 AM

it's an awesome piece, every detail it's great, the ground, the weapons and armors and the warriors, very cool! 5/5 and fav


MoonPanzer (Level 1 Private) at 12/10/2007 5:58:59 PM

Coolcoolcool!!!!  I was browsing the top rated stuff, and i saw this i i thought "coolcoolcool!!!!!" This is just so awsome, i love it. You've totaly destroyed my top pixel art list, and youve even made it into my top any medium art list. And trust me, that is hard to get into. So congrats. ^_^

No really, this is amazing!!! So you get my *UberPwnageSealOfAwsome* ....eventually ima pixel an actual seal of awsome.


punyek (Level 1 Thug) at 11/27/2007 1:58:22 PM
daaamn gooood:) first class

can you teach me?:D

MorningDew (Level 4 Deputy) at 11/23/2007 1:47:08 PM
:) Wow, I can't believe that you only used 12 colors

Elwin (Level 4 Mercenary) at 11/1/2007 7:19:12 AM
This is stunning..... 5 stars and a favorite from me!

dogmeat (Level 7 Mass Murderer) at 10/30/2007 3:47:14 PM

how the hell did I miss this before? WOW!!!

Insanely good, and getting maximum score/fav from me.


Striker T (Level 1 Private) at 10/14/2007 9:48:49 PM
This is so realistic looking it's borderline scary.

MrMister (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 10/1/2007 4:50:11 PM
phd in pwnology

Mrmo Tarius (Level 3 Enforcer) at 9/23/2007 6:39:55 AM
at last, i'm lvl3 so i can give 6 points to this extraordinary work :)

Thumtac (Level 1 Private) at 9/22/2007 11:10:08 AM
so cool 5/5 fav

Cloveck (Level 1 Private) at 8/24/2007 7:45:39 AM
Excellent work - you really got the Warhammer feel correctly, although the border of the piece + the stakes coming out of it look a bit off to me.

breathingsand (Level 3 Enforcer) at 8/6/2007 12:10:35 PM
even though its cartooney, you really capture the feel of the skaven. great work.

Drako (Level 2 Corporal) at 7/27/2007 6:21:48 AM
Oh... Amazing colors, and shadows.

omegacapeman (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/24/2007 7:06:46 AM

GOING TO WAR LOOKS LIKE FUN


Stickman (Level 4 Deputy) at 6/25/2007 6:57:33 AM
This has such amazing colour usage. Never would have guessed that only 12 colours are used.

HoofFoot (Level 6 Hitman) at 6/24/2007 5:32:33 AM
Aaww. They're so cute and terrifying!

Markell (Level 1 Gangster) at 6/15/2007 12:17:12 PM
Cool, Skaven arn't my thing I prefer Wood Elves.

ESA (Level 2 Dealer) at 6/3/2007 4:53:30 AM
Everything in this looks great, especially parts that use the greys. Amazing what you can do with 12 colors.

drZool (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 5/16/2007 6:01:23 AM
Cant believe I've missed this great piece. Astonishing! 6/6 and fav!

rudydakar (Level 1 Rookie) at 5/10/2007 11:23:30 AM
no words.... spectacular !!! Adding to my favorites..

Lollige (Level 9 Necrophiliac) at 4/21/2007 3:21:51 PM
Wow thats freakin awesome dude! and that with 12 colors!!

Guts (Level 2 Corporal) at 4/16/2007 1:37:10 AM
12 colors only

mar4000 (Level 1 Depressed) at 3/18/2007 12:10:43 AM
This is basically my favorite overall piece. It is incredibly cool.. this piece does not look like its actual 12 colours.

Nightmare Maker (Level 3 Private Eye) at 3/16/2007 9:59:47 AM
one of my favorite pics, man... congrats, and keep it up!

Rappybas (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/14/2007 1:03:58 PM
They're scary...
Nice work dude!!!

Afflict (Level 3 Sergeant) at 2/22/2007 1:32:16 AM
I think the use of colors are very efficient and actually very good, the artists color understanding is obviously superb. As he can achieve a master piece without having to use a zillion colors. Brown is not boring and far form it in this picture. I even noticed some lighting on this pic with those few colors. Once again Buloght...

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 2/22/2007 1:23:30 AM
Went for total dirt, rat feel, so brownish greyish to get that mood. I don't find them boring and think the characters are all very clear, it might be a problem with your monitor. Thanks.

AIGuy (Level 1 Jukyu) at 2/21/2007 5:41:27 PM
I find the browns really boring.  I can't tell the difference between guys because it's all brown.  Other than that, this is great!

iLKke (Level 7 Mass Murderer) at 2/21/2007 7:49:25 AM
Love the skaven, love the pic! Great athmosphere with these desaturated colours. Sickly and foggy!

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 2/6/2007 7:44:02 AM
Thanks guys :D   

Shawn (Level 7 Assassin) at 1/9/2007 1:29:30 PM
Comment 100. Beautiful work. This is one of my favorite pieces on the site. :D

Vertigo-Zero (Level 7 Colonel) at 1/1/2007 6:07:05 AM
Its really great, I love Warhammer Im still going for Lizardmen, but the Skaven rule too

Packrat (Level 6 Manager) at 12/15/2006 3:08:53 AM
Im speechless. This is a masterpiece.

AwesomePossum (Level 1 Thug) at 12/11/2006 8:24:59 PM

buloght said: "...I thought it would look good in pixel art..."

I don't think it looks good...It Looks AWESOME!!!  BRAVO


Yaniv (Level 1 Gangster) at 12/10/2006 7:41:58 AM
This is absolutely amazing! The warhammer style is very recognizable.

Mykola (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 12/8/2006 12:47:50 PM

Mouse drawn, goddamn, I bet your wrist hurt bad by the time you finished it LOL :)

Quite an amazing art piece.


buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 12/3/2006 6:04:34 PM
brod'tam: haha thanks.

Thanks macula .

brod'tam (Level 2 Quiet One) at 12/1/2006 3:25:36 PM
You are crazy...in the good way

macula (Level 6 Hitman) at 11/30/2006 12:05:48 PM
Wow fantastic. Only 12 colors that is amazing.

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 11/21/2006 5:38:55 AM
Thanks for the kind comments all :)

Angy-chan (Level 3 Hatchikyu) at 11/21/2006 1:15:41 AM

You have the greatest style ever!!! AMAZING!!


MADmiral^^ (Level 3 Corporate Drone) at 11/8/2006 8:06:55 AM
Twelve...colours? I have seen everything then. 5/5 + Fav. F'Sure.

Rysownik (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/4/2006 4:54:15 AM
It's cool. You're very good. Nice job.

mrduke (Level 1 Rookie) at 10/26/2006 8:26:36 AM
Only 12 colors!!! That amaze me! No wonder you got Top pixel art! Very cool pic!

Plunk (Level 1 Rookie) at 10/24/2006 12:36:54 PM
SKEEN ::: GOOOD!

bello, veramente bello!

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 10/19/2006 4:40:49 PM
Thanks guys

cocefi (Level 1 Depressed) at 10/13/2006 9:11:35 AM

Ah, spotted this one over at CGTalk!

Really wonderful work... keep it up!


ceddo (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 10/2/2006 5:25:33 AM

I can't stop staring at this!! I'll definitely learn from it... so well done :D (and i know this is my second comment)


Equinoxx (Level 3 Stalker) at 10/1/2006 11:41:31 AM
can anything more then OMG be appropriate ... damn I love this

ceddo (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 9/28/2006 12:40:48 PM
Holy cr**, that is nice. I play warhammer as well, and this pixel inspires me a lot..

thor (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/8/2006 8:12:51 AM
WOw, amazing Inspiring work, fav.

jkilla (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/4/2006 12:42:55 AM
holy crap this is so amazing wow wow wow looks so real fav 5/5

Duddle (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/3/2006 10:43:33 AM

I like what you did with the towers on the back ground,

Excelent job with only 12 color 5-5


tomster 785 (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/1/2006 4:57:20 AM

that didn't come out right *it was meant to look like mouth drpped right down


SeanGraal (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/30/2006 1:54:30 PM
God damn, that is one beautiful piece of artwork... I love you man..thanks alot

Necky (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/30/2006 9:42:29 AM
Can't believe I haven't commented on this yet!! Supurb piece of work mate!! Only 12 cols!! You are a true pixeller my friend!

spritus (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/29/2006 6:36:14 AM
fantastic and great

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 8/24/2006 1:55:25 PM
Nobody reads my desciption , no just kidding. It took about 3 weeks on and off. But in the last couple of days I did nothing else. Thanks for your comments guys.

verfum (Level 3 Private Eye) at 8/24/2006 1:48:30 PM
How long did it take to complete? I'd take weeks to do that.

Meka (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/16/2006 7:58:53 AM
12 colors? Only that? It's amazing! Great job!

Gunstar_Red (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/16/2006 2:37:03 AM
Like this much more than the red one

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 8/15/2006 2:32:36 PM
I don't know hmm, I guess it's pretty useless.

randomblink (Level 6 SWAT) at 8/15/2006 11:13:02 AM
This is beautiful work man... Now I gotta ask... What are ya gonna do with it?

daporta (Level 7 Colonel) at 8/15/2006 9:29:58 AM
Wow!!!!! Masterpiece!!!!!! no words....only wow  7/7 and fav automatic

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 8/14/2006 5:30:35 AM
Thanks guys for the comments and favs.

J.A.M (Level 1 Hired Gun) at 8/12/2006 6:26:19 AM
Ah, that picture! I was wondering what your avatar was and here it's the Skaven :) Very nicely done.

Dark Rogue (Level 5 Rokkyu) at 8/11/2006 10:57:56 AM

You get barbeque-slug-chocochip cookies for that piece! 5/5 + fav


nihilyst (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 8/11/2006 7:43:01 AM
That's ... that's ... truly amazing. Unbelievable it's only 12 colours. Well done.

kankki (Level 2 Corporal) at 8/10/2006 1:51:48 AM

What should I say?
zomgomfgwtftahtdabestpixilpieseva


Arithmetician (Level 4 Deputy) at 8/9/2006 8:01:08 PM
Amazing! Just amazing!

AndyOaks (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/8/2006 8:17:55 AM
Amazing! Good work buloght.

-Mart- (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/7/2006 12:48:04 PM
I absolutely love these creepy hamster-things  it's a fave!! I really respect the time you've put into this!

rabidbaboy (Level 4 Shichikyu) at 8/3/2006 8:27:25 PM
12?
Must... Not... Fave..!


faved.

pshyphon (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/31/2006 12:22:52 AM

This is a real work of art, true genius. Hope you are not going to cut your ear off.

More more more. - Pshyphon


buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 7/29/2006 7:07:39 AM
sorry, I mean -DE-, don't know why but I always read DF. I admire your work.

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 7/29/2006 7:05:33 AM
Thanks for the comments, guys.

DF: I almost got myself the dwarven army, though never got to it in the end. I believe they are the enemy of the skaven, though I don't know haha.

anim8or:  It might be a good idea adding some smoke

Anim8or_7 (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/29/2006 6:58:42 AM
Totally Freakin' Incredible! I absolutely love the atmospheric depth created in this piece!!! What makes it even more impressive is the fact that it was created with such a limited palette.

PS : Still would like to see some smoke or dust rising up in the background - maybe a update or rework?

mikey (Level 1 Private) at 7/28/2006 4:38:00 PM
Only 12 colors? I'm speechless!

Ragzouken (Level 3 Midshipman) at 7/23/2006 12:54:37 PM
Fantasic! The detail, the fading distance, the use of only 12 colours :D, just awesome.

-DE- (Level 8 Marshal) at 7/22/2006 2:54:01 AM
I was getting into WFB a while back  and considered choosing the Skaven, but it turned out their army is the most pricey to gather.
And so I decided to play Mordheim instead =) Yet again I thought about Skaven (all the bands in MH are of almost the same price), but decided to play as WH in the end, as Skaven models are very similar to each other, and I wouldn't enjoy painting the same figures twice or thrice.
What does it have to do with this piece? Nothing, it's so you all know I just like Skaven and WH. And so I like this pixelart =)
Two thumbs up.

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 7/17/2006 6:50:01 PM
Thanks for the comments, guys .

lilaclona (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/14/2006 3:37:48 PM
very impressive, that texturing must've taken you forever. You made good  use of those twelve colors

Ensellitis (Level 11 Special Agent) at 7/14/2006 2:55:47 AM
wow!  5 days and over 70 faves???  you are looking at a hall of famer here for sure!

Doppleganger (Level 5 Rokkyu) at 7/12/2006 11:02:07 PM
More than anything I enjoy the character design and the distance those 12 colors go. Great Job!

Nevanda (Level 1 Jukyu) at 7/12/2006 12:35:28 PM

 ... ... .... .... damn.... Doctor !!!

I see a Genius picture !!!


Afflict (Level 3 Sergeant) at 7/11/2006 10:34:06 PM
Everyday I look at it,  it just keeps looking better!

I wish I could vote it higher than 5 it deserves a 10!

Antraxis (Level 1 Intern) at 7/11/2006 1:57:20 AM
Oh my god! this is one of the best pixelarts  which I've ever seen :D

buloght (Level 7 Sheriff) at 7/10/2006 10:14:30 AM

Thanks once again for the comments everyone .


Artisan (Level 1 Jukyu) at 7/10/2006 8:29:32 AM
as soon as i saw this i thought warhammer v well done

Godzilla (Level 3 Hatchikyu) at 7/10/2006 5:07:12 AM
Can I just say "WOW"? Because it's all I can say about this.

WOW! O.o

BlackEye (Level 2 Quiet One) at 7/10/2006 2:52:31 AM
what the hell? this is SO GODLIKE!

Omegavolt (Level 2 Petty Officer) at 7/9/2006 9:20:46 AM
Amazing work in only 12 colors.  The distance fade is very good, and the sun glare is perfection.  Fived and faved!

Darth Mandarb (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 7/9/2006 6:32:54 AM
buloght - this is, without exception, some of the best pixel art I've ever seen.

Absolutely FANtastic!



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